The Johnny Winter Story

Woodstock Diary: A CD collection of live performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Note: the version of 'Mean Town Blues' on Woodstock Diary is edited. The full version of this song can be found on both the Woodstock 4 CD box set and the Woodstock Diary video.
This is the only official release from Johnny Winter at Woodstock.

Production Notes:

Original Release Date: 1994
Producer: Alan Douglas
Label: WEA/ATLANTIC

Band Members:

Tracks:

• Let's Go Get Stoned (Joe Cocker)
• The Weight (The Band)
• Mean Town Blues (Johnny Winter)
• Blackbird (Crosby, Stills, Nash)
• Try Just A Little Bit Harder (Janis Joplin)
• Ball & Chain (Janis Joplin)
• I Can't Make It Anymore (Richie Havens)
• Somebody To Love (Jefferson Airplane)
• White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
• If I Were A Carpenter (Tim Hardin)
• Southbound Train (Mountain)
• Love City (Sly & The Family Stone)
• I Shall Be Released (Joe Cocker)
• Voodoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix)

Comments and Reviews:

Some hot tracks here! Unlike the mellowed out album "Woodstock 2," this 3rd general Woodstock album brings back some of the fire of the first album. "Love City" is intense soul, with Sly at his rockin' best. "Somebody To Love" is unrecognizable until it hits the chorus, but it totally cooks, with Grace Slick's soaring voice sliding in and out of the rock guitars. "Southbound Train" has a very powerful rock sound, with terrific guitar sustain on the lead solo. Other tracks didn't impress me nearly as much--a lot of cover tunes, ballads, and sleeze. "Blackbird" is sweet with all its vocal harmonies. "If I Were A Carpenter" has Tim Hardin's voice breaking constantly, maybe intended, maybe not, but very distracting nevertheless.

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